Are you even an adult if you haven’t said the phrase ‘there aren’t enough hours in the day’?
We are all busy, and I know your emails are piling up and your to-do list is growing, but allow yourself a few minutes to peruse Fold N Fly.
That’s a site dedicated solely to an art many of us left behind at school – “a database of paper airplane folding designs and instructions”.
It’s not just the designs, though. Look at that image below – each plane comes with a name, a rating on how tough it is to make, and a write-up on time aloft, distance, acrobatic nature etc.
In short, a fine way to piss away the final few hours of your day.
I have clicked on The Sea Glider, solely because it has a cool name, and here’s what greets me.
- A description – This bird-like plane resembles seagulls gliding over the ocean.
- Eight step-by-step instructions on how to make your seagull plane.
- Printable folding instructions
- A how-to video
Yes, a video. Here you are:
Sadly, the reviews on the effectiveness of the Sea Glider are mixed.
The most viewed video remains the Basic Dart, with more than 130 000 views at the time of writing. It’s the old classic:
Takes you back, doesn’t it?
The further down the list of available paper planes, the more elaborate some of the designs become:
I’m team King Bee all the way.
Given how much anger and hate resides on the internet, there’s just something wholesome and relaxing about this site.
Who knows, get your design just right and you could end up being famous:
[source:foldnfly]
